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Law Library Policies
The Georgetown University Law Library staff aim to provide patrons with the highest quality services. From collection circulation to teaching support, we work hard to create an efficient environment for effective research.
The following list of policies links to fuller descriptions of the rules we hope you'll observe in order to ensure fair and complete access to our collections. If you cannot locate the policy you seek, please try searching this site or contacting the Patron Services section for additional information. The departmental pages also list policies for patrons.
- Archives - Access
Policies on using the Law Center Archives - Carrels - Williams Library
Reserving a carrel in Williams Library for a research project - Cell Phone Policy
Where you may use your cell phone - Circulation: Williams Library
Who may check out materials and for how long - Circulation: Wolff Library
Circulation policies at the Wolff Library - Collection Development Policy
What the Library collects, to what extent, and in what formats - Computer Acceptable Use Policy
The University's policy, which applies to our computers, too - Computer Learning Centers: Usage Policy
The Library's policies on reserving and using the CLCs. - Food and Drink
The rule on eating and drinking in the Library - Interlibrary Loan Policies
Who is eligible and what the groundrules are - Laptops and PCs
The Library's specific policies about computers - Library Rules
Miscellaneous do's and don't's - Reserves
Materials for Law Center courses, kept at the Circulation Desk - Routing for Faculty
Who is eligible to request materials be routed - Study Areas
Where to find a quiet place to study - Who May Use the Library
General access policy - Wolff Shelf Policy
The policy on reserved shelves at Wolff Library
Library Services
The Georgetown University Law Library staff aim to provide patrons with the highest quality services. From collection circulation to teaching support, we work hard to create an efficient environment for effective research.
The following list of services links to fuller descriptions of what we can do for you. If you cannot locate the service you need, please try searching this site or contacting the Patron Services section for additional information. The departmental pages also list services for patrons.
- Archives Access
Information about using the Law Center archival materials. - Book Conservation
Reprints and repairs - Borrowing Books from Other Georgetown Libraries
How Law Center faculty can borrow books directly from Lauinger Library and other Georgetown Libraries - Carrels
Using the Library's study carrels - Cataloging - "In Process" Items
How to get an item that's listed in our catalog as "in process" - Class Handouts for Faculty
How faculty members can request librarians' help with handouts for classes - Classes at the Library
The classes the Library offers - Classrooms
Reserving classrooms in the Library - Collection Descriptions
What is in the Library's many collections - Computer Learning Centers
Our classroom for computer instruction - Course Web Sites
Information on the Law Center's courseware system of websites for classes - Courseware Content for Faculty
How faculty members can request librarians' help with content for their courseware pages - Current Awareness for Faculty
Ways the Library can help faculty members keep up to date with their field - Directions
How to get here - Document Delivery Services for Faculty
How faculty members can request documents be sent to them - Exams
Viewing past exams from GULC courses - Fines
Fines for overdue or lost materials - Genealogical Research
Giving assistance in genealogical questions about alumni. - Gifts from Faculty
How to donate materials to the Library - Group Study Rooms
Reserving rooms for group study - Hours
What hours is the Library open? - Interlibrary Loan for Faculty
Getting materials from other libraries for faculty members - Interlibrary Loan: FAQs
Frequently asked questions about our ILL service - Interlibrary Loan: For the Public
Information for public patrons, and other members of the general public, about using the Library's ILL service. - Interlibrary Loan: General Information
Getting materials from other libraries - Interlibrary Loan: Instructions for RAs
Help for faculty research assistants in using ILL - International Research Training
The International & Foreign Law Librarians regularly participate in law center courses by offering a multitude of training activities. - Journal Liaisons
Which librarian is the liaison for which journal - Lauinger Copy Cards
How Law Center students can make copies at the Main Campus library - Law Center Research Courses
The GULC courses that librarians teach - Learning About Online Research
The Library's resources to help you become proficient at research using electronic sources - Learning About Research
Everything we can offer you to help you learn about legal research - Legal History Research Classes
Offering seminars on English, American, and Comparative legal history research, and First Amendment research. - Lexis and Westlaw
How to get access to the two big legal databases - Lexis and Westlaw for Faculty
Information specific to faculty use of these databases - Library Browser Toolbar
A toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer that provides quick access to Library resources. - Link Corrections
How to report broken links on the website. - Live Help
Our new service to let you chat with a librarian about your research questions - Locating Materials
How to find items in the Library - Lost and Found
Where to bring or look for lost and found items - Messages
Get messages to students in the Library - Microform, CD-ROM, Audio and Videotapes
Find and using materials in these non-printed formats - Missing Item Searches
Ask our staff to look for an item that's missing from the Library - Network Accessible Carrels
Where to plug in your laptop in the Library - Office Supplies
Where to find typewriters, staplers, hole-punchers, etc. - Online Tutorials
Web-based tutorials about different aspects of legal research - Phone Numbers
Useful phone numbers of Library staff - Photocopying
How to copy things in the Library - Printing and Downloading
How to print or download from computers in the Library - Public Phones
Where to find pay phones in our building - Public Workstations
Where to use a computer in the building - Quick Reference for Faculty
Where faculty members can turn for answers to quick questions - Rare Books Access - Special Collections Reading Room
Providing access to the historical and rare materials in the Rare Books Reading Room. - Rare Books and Archives - Photocopying
Providing photocopying services for rare books and archives. - Rare Books and Archives - Research Consultation
The librarians in the Special Collections Department are available to meet with you to discuss research in legal history, rare books, or the Law Center archives. - Reference by Appointment
Making an appointment to meet with a Librarian for in-depth research help - Reference by Email
Get answers to all types of research questions by email - Reference by Phone
Get answers to all types of research questions by phone - Reference Desks
Get answers to all types of research questions in person - Renewals and Recalls
Renewing materials to extend their due date, and how to request an item be returned before it's due - Request a Library Purchase (Faculty)
How to suggest that the Library acquire a book - Research Assistant Service for Faculty
How faculty members can get research projects done by the Library - Research Assistants: Authorization to Borrow Books for Faculty Members
Instructions for RAs on how to get permission to check out books on behalf of your professor - Research Assistants: Copying and Printing in the Library
Instructions for RAs on getting set up to charge copying and printing to your professor's account - Research Classes
Introduction to the various ways to learn about legal research in a class - Research Guides
Our web guides to many kinds of legal research - Research Lectures for Seminars
How faculty members can request a librarian give a presentation in their classes - Reserve Materials
Items for GULC courses held at the Circulation Desk - Reserve Materials: Information for Faculty
A description of our reserves collection - Routing to Faculty
How faculty members can request that periodicals be routed to them - Scholars' Studies
Using the Scholars' Studies in the Library - Seminar Paper Research Assistance
Scheduling a consultation with a Librarian for help with research on a paper - Student Computer Lab
The main place to use a computer on campus - Training for Faculty Research Assistants
Offered by the Library for students who are working as faculty RAs - Using Other Libraries
How we can help if you need to use another library